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If you're a collector of KKK literature, Suffolk County has just been a bounty for you lately. For the third time in a month, the Klan has left some free periodicals--this time six-page pamphlets on terraces and driveways in Islip Terrace. The newsletter, known as The Klansmen's Voice, did not sound particularly controversial, calling on readers to "buy American" and inviting them to subscribe annually by sending a check to a Michigan PO Box. Since the flyering didn't occur on unsolicited automobiles, it is covered under the first amendment and not illegal. Elsewhere on Long Island this week, a murder case against Patchogue teenagers was charged as a hate crime and racist graffiti turned up on car windshields in Mastic.
Racism on the March Across Long Island
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It's the same media that NEVER mentioned Muslims' hatred of Israel as a possible motive for 9/11.
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This is obviously the fault of midwesterners.
Can anyone explain why it's not simple littering when you leave something unsolicited on someone else's driveway?
Wow, are we seeing a "kindler/gentler" KKK here?
The racists (and instigators) would have naturally come out in the event of an Obama victory, but Palin and McCain are also to blame for this uptick in hate speech and hate crime.
They purposefully stoked irrational fears about Obama (the "Socialist, Marxist, Islamic Extremist, Elitist, Leftist, Terrorist-Sympathizer") in the hope that they could pull white people away from supporting Obama. They stood by silently as their supporters shouted death threats and racial epithets.
McCain and Palin will play nice now for the cameras, but we should not forget the evil they fomented during the last few months of the 2008 campaign.
"Sadly, the distribution of this literature is not considered a crime, as the law views it as freedom of speech,"
Yes, sadly. Then we could arrest the Scientology freaks in the subway.
Shit, dude... everything on Earth you don't like has to be prosecutable.
The best part about this story is that the Secret Service is also involved in the investigation due to the threats to President-elect Obama. God bless racist idiots.
"the flyering didn't occur on unsolicited automobiles, it is covered under the first amendment and not illegal."
Now I'm not a lawyer but... is there some legal definition of "unsolicited automobiles?" That term doesn't mean anything in my layman's vocabulary.
people should buy american and support this economy, sad that the KKK had to put this out to people. keep buying chinese products that are low quality and toxic and polluting the world and destroying our economy
"Can anyone explain why it's not simple littering when you leave something unsolicited on someone else's driveway?"
can individual households press trespassing charges?
It's not trespassing to go on someone's driveway or walkway in the absence of any sign or warning, so no.
But I just can't wrap my head around how this isn't simple littering. If I left a washing machine on your driveway, it'd be prosecutable. Why is a piece of paper exempt? (Aside from a de mimimis argument)
Wow! A story about rampant ignorant racism and hate-mongering, followed by a fairly reasonable and educated comment thread.
This is like reading an article on the Newsday site with your monitor turned upside-down.
Sadly, the typical klansman believes shopping at Walmart is buying American. Shopping at Hyun's Deli is obviously not.
§ 871. Threats against President and successors to the Presidency
(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully deposits for conveyance in the mail or for a delivery from any post office or by any letter carrier any letter, paper, writing, print, missive, or document containing any threat to take the life of, to kidnap, or to inflict bodily harm upon the President of the United States, the President-elect, the Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President of the United States, or the Vice President-elect, or knowingly and willfully otherwise makes any such threat against the President, President-elect, Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President, or Vice President-elect, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
(b) The terms “President-elect” and “Vice President-elect” as used in this section shall mean such persons as are the apparent successful candidates for the offices of President and Vice President, respectively, as ascertained from the results of the general elections held to determine the electors of President and Vice President in accordance with title 3, United States Code, sections 1 and 2. The phrase “other officer next in the order of succession to the office of President” as used in this section shall mean the person next in the order of succession to act as President in accordance with title 3, United States Code, sections 19 and 20.
"flyering" ???
There's no verb "to flyer" that I can find in the dictionary.
"Unsolicited automobile" ???
you live in suffolk ides?
Oh, Eastern Suffolk, once again dragging the rest of us down with you.
"If I left a washing machine on your driveway, it'd be prosecutable. Why is a piece of paper exempt?"
You could avoid prosecution for that washing machine, if you could convince a court that the act of leaving it was communicating an opinion.
Slight exaggeration, probably, but there are any number of court decisions -- from jurisdictions up to and including the Supreme Court -- finding that laws can't restrain free speech... especially when the message is non-commercial in nature.
Basically here, leaving a flyer on a windshield doesn't impose a burden on the vehicle's owner sufficient to overcome the rights to political expression of the person who delivered it.
STRONG ISLAND in the house. Cult of Obama conquers all!
I'm sure the cops, FBI and Secret Service know everything they need to know from that P.O Box. Enjoy your free speech.
Hmm. HUGO_MEGO, aren't you the one always ranting about "Barack HUSSEIN Obama's Amerikkka"? So, wait, if his America is about the KKK, shouldn't they be supporting him?
White trash skinhead bullshit. Looks like the Aryan Nation is now just a zipcode...in Long Island.